The Stocks Wall Street Is Watching

The following stocks may be
impacted due to significant news as noted:

Chip king Intel Corp.
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has beat
its fourth-quarter earnings expectations by $0.02 with profits of $0.16 per
share.

Chip equipment stocks are set to open lower after
Intel announced it plans to cut back on spending. Down in the pre-market are
Applied Materials

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, KLA-Tencor
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, and
Novellus

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.

Also in the semiconductor sector, Linear Tech
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has beat its second-quarter earnings expectations by $0.01 with
profits of $0.18 per share.

In the biotech sector, Biosite Inc.
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has had its fourth-quarter and 2003 earnings estimates raised by Bank of
America. The firm now sees fourth-quarter earnings at $0.34 vs. previous
guidance of $0.31.

Chemical company and Dow component DuPont
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has lowered its fourth-quarter earnings guidance to $0.31-0.33 per share vs. a
consensus of $0.33.

Money center bank Bank of America
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has beat its fourth-quarter earnings expectations by $0.03 with profits of $1.69
per share.

Pre-market:


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+20%,
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+7.5%,
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+3.8%,
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+1.4%,
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+1%,
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+0.85%.


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-25%,
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-8.5%,
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-8%,
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-6.5%,
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-4%,
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-4%,
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-3.5%,
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-3%,
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-3%,
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-2.7%,
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-1%,
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-1%.